Lester James Peries

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Lester_James_Peries

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater	gptkb:St._Peter's_College,_Colombo
gptkbp:awardReceived	gptkb:Ramon_Magsaysay_Award gptkb:Sri_Lankabhimanya gptkb:Swarna_Jayanthi_Award Deshamanya
gptkbp:birthDate	1919-04-05
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Dehiwala,_Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:deathDate	2018-04-29
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:Colombo,_Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:genre	gptkb:drama realism
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:Vimukthi_Jayasundara gptkb:Dharmasena_Pathiraja gptkb:Sumitra_Peries gptkb:Prasanna_Vithanage
gptkbp:language	gptkb:Sinhala
gptkbp:nationality	gptkb:Sri_Lankan
gptkbp:notableWork	gptkb:Nidhanaya gptkb:Yuganthaya gptkb:Rekava gptkb:Beddegama gptkb:Gamperaliya gptkb:Kaliyugaya gptkb:Golu_Hadawatha
gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:film_producer gptkb:film_director gptkb:screenwriter
gptkbp:parent	gptkb:Ann_Gertrude_Winifred_Jayasuriya gptkb:Dr._James_Francis_Peries
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:restingPlace	gptkb:Borella_Cemetery,_Colombo
gptkbp:signature	Lester James Peries signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Sumitra_Peries
gptkbp:subjectOf	gptkb:Lester_James_Peries:_A_Life_in_Cinema_(documentary) gptkb:Lester_James_Peries:_Life_and_Work_(book)
gptkbp:yearsActive	1949–2006
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:The_Gospel_According_to_the_Banana gptkb:Punchi_Menika gptkb:The_Village_in_the_Jungle_(1980_film) gptkb:Nomiyena_Minissu
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Lester James Peries